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Alfred L. Sherman correspondence regarding the house of Rowland Robinson, an Underground Railroad station at Ferrisburgh, Vermont.

addressed just to St. Paul, Minn. I am very sure he has a picture of his great grandfather Alexander, for I sent him such at the request of Mr. Converse on the latterfs de¬ cease.
The rest that I am stating below I am not as sure of, for it Is from early memories of conversation, but my impression now is that the next station on this line was somewhere in St. George or Williston, some five miles northerly of the Alexander station. The station preceding the Alexander station was at the homestead premises at one time occupied by Rowland Robinson of Ferrisburg, Ver¬ mont. Mr. Robinson was the author who wrote "Sam Lovell's Camps" and "Uncle Elisha's Shop" and several other works, which are now being republished by the Tuttle Company of, Rutland. A son of Mr. Robinson now lives at the home premises in Ferrisburg, Vermont. His first name I cannot now give you, but I am quite sure he would get a letter addressed to Mr. Robinson, at the Rowland Robinson Home¬ stead, Ferrisburg, Vermont. He might be able to give you more information.
I do not know that any of these matters are printed in local history. They all come to me by word of mouth, excepting the vault (which was of wood) and this I have seen myself and been in. I can probably get you the exact inner measurements of thsi vault, if you desire them, though my last knowledge in regard to the matter was that the boards or planking over the vault had been nailed down, becaue some woman who lived in the house was afraid somebody would be in there when she didn't know it.
Very truly yours,
(signed) Alfred L. Sherman
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addressed just to St. Paul, Minn. I am very sure he has a picture of his great grandfather Alexander, for I sent him such at the request of Mr. Converse on the latterfs de¬ cease.
The rest that I am stating below I am not as sure of, for it Is from early memories of conversation, but my impression now is that the next station on this line was somewhere in St. George or Williston, some five miles northerly of the Alexander station. The station preceding the Alexander station was at the homestead premises at one time occupied by Rowland Robinson of Ferrisburg, Ver¬ mont. Mr. Robinson was the author who wrote "Sam Lovell's Camps" and "Uncle Elisha's Shop" and several other works, which are now being republished by the Tuttle Company of, Rutland. A son of Mr. Robinson now lives at the home premises in Ferrisburg, Vermont. His first name I cannot now give you, but I am quite sure he would get a letter addressed to Mr. Robinson, at the Rowland Robinson Home¬ stead, Ferrisburg, Vermont. He might be able to give you more information.
I do not know that any of these matters are printed in local history. They all come to me by word of mouth, excepting the vault (which was of wood) and this I have seen myself and been in. I can probably get you the exact inner measurements of thsi vault, if you desire them, though my last knowledge in regard to the matter was that the boards or planking over the vault had been nailed down, becaue some woman who lived in the house was afraid somebody would be in there when she didn't know it.
Very truly yours,
(signed) Alfred L. Sherman
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